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As we enter the last month of the year please be aware of some important deadlines that could impact of your financial plan.
The deadline for RESP contributions for children and grand children is December 31st for 2005. 2006 Contributions can be...

Portugal was fabulous and we would highly recommend it as a place to visit. The people were friendly, the food was wonderful and the wine was very reasonable and quite good with a broad selection.
On November 23, 2005, Finance Minister Ralph...

From the September Comment…..“The markets have been choppy all year with no net progress and I still believe need a good shakeout before the end of October to set up the year end rally.”
Well we got our shakeout, especially in Canada....

On October 17th Anna-Marie, Jay and I were fortunate enough to see Former President Bill Clinton speak in London. I walked into the John Labatt Centre not knowing what to expect and walked out very impressed. Mr. Clinton talked at length...

The Toronto Index continues it romp forward closing up over 3% during the month and up over 15% since May. The Canadian Dollar did the same and is up nearly 10% since the low in May. This is on the heels of a continuing strong Oil and...

As I thought about the possible topics for this month, it came down to two obvious choices. Maybe they are somewhat related.
Lately the press has been fixated on the price of fuel. Natural gas looks strong in the short term as refining...

The tragedy of Hurricane Katrina is hard to believe. In a world of such great communication, how did the warnings get so disregarded and leave so many people vulnerable to the ravages of Mother Nature? Last year, it was sad to think of...

In the month of May we were pleasantly surprised by the strength in markets across the board. Even 10 year bonds did well in spite of short term interest rate increases. When clients say, interest rates are going up, they are correct...

April was another interesting month for The Roberts Group. On a positive note, you'll find an attachment, where Wellington West has been named top brokerage firm by their advisors during 2004. This report is especially pleasing to us as...

We continue to be pleased with our move to Wellington West and our clients have shown their confidence in our decision with an overwhelming response of support. Thank-you! We know the added paperwork over the first couple of months is a bit of...